# 2009–10 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

The 2009–10 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels were led by head coach Jeff Neubauer in his fifth year leading the team. Eastern Kentucky played their home games at McBrayer Arena in Richmond, Kentucky, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
The Colonels finished conference play with an 11–7 record, earning the fifth seed in the Ohio Valley tournament. Eastern Kentucky lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Eastern Illinois.
Eastern Kentucky failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Colonels were eliminated by College of Charleston, 82–79.
The Colonels finished the season with a 20–13 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2009* 8:00 pm | | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 102–71 | 1–0 | McBrayer Arena (4,700) Richmond, KY |
| November 19, 2009* 7:00 pm, CBSSports.com | | at Pittsburgh CBE Classic | L 60–71 | 1–1 | Petersen Events Center (9,148) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 23, 2009* 6:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson CBE Classic | W 68–39 | 2–1 | McBrayer Arena (1,700) Richmond, KY |
| November 24, 2009* 6:00 pm | | UC Irvine CBE Classic | W 67–57 | 3–1 | McBrayer Arena (1,350) Richmond, KY |
| November 25, 2009* 6:00 pm | | UTSA CBE Classic | W 74–72 | 4–1 | McBrayer Arena (1,100) Richmond, KY |
| November 28, 2009* 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 81–67 | 5–1 | McBrayer Arena (1,200) Richmond, KY |
| December 3, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Murray State | L 60–62 | 5–2 (0–1) | Regional Special Events Center (3,984) Murray, KY |
| December 5, 2009 7:00 pm | | at UT Martin | W 85–74 | 6–2 (1–1) | Skyhawk Arena (2,216) Martin, TN |
| December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Ohio Valley | W 74–58 | 7–2 | McBrayer Arena (2,700) Richmond, KY |
| December 12, 2009* 4:30 pm, Comcast SportsNet | | at Maryland | L 72–83 | 7–3 | Comcast Center (16,183) College Park, MD |
| December 19, 2009* 2:30 pm | | at Ohio | L 62–74 | 7–4 | Convocation Center (3,714) Athens, OH |
| December 29, 2009* 6:00 pm | | vs. Morgan State Dr. Pepper Classic | W 76–62 | 8–4 | McKenzie Arena (3,116) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 30, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Chattanooga Dr. Pepper Classic | L 54–68 | 8–5 | McKenzie Arena (3,063) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 2, 2010 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | W 79–71 | 9–5 (2–1) | McBrayer Arena (1,150) Richmond, KY |
| January 4, 2010 7:30 pm | | Austin Peay | W 76–71 | 10–5 (3–1) | McBrayer Arena (1,450) Richmond, KY |
| January 7, 2010 6:30 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 65–68 | 10–6 (3–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (738) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 9, 2010 8:30 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 78–73 | 11–6 (4–2) | Eblen Center (1,041) Cookeville, TN |
| January 14, 2010 7:30 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 67–59 | 12–6 (5–2) | McBrayer Arena (3,100) Richmond, KY |
| January 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 79–63 | 13–6 (6–2) | McBrayer Arena (2,400) Richmond, KY |
| January 19, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 74–50 | 14–6 | McBrayer Arena (2,050) Richmond, KY |
| January 23, 2010 7:00 pm, Wazoo Sports | | Morehead State | L 53–69 | 14–7 (6–3) | McBrayer Arena (5,600) Richmond, KY |
| January 28, 2010 8:30 pm | | at Austin Peay | L 76–80 | 14–8 (6–4) | Dunn Center (3,017) Clarksville, TN |
| January 31, 2010 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 75–58 | 15–8 (7–4) | Gentry Complex (518) Nashville, TN |
| February 4, 2010 7:30 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 76–58 | 16–8 (8–4) | McBrayer Arena (2,200) Richmond, KY |
| February 6, 2010 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 66–65 | 17–8 (9–4) | McBrayer Arena (1,800) Richmond, KY |
| February 11, 2010 8:45 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 59–56 | 18–8 (10–4) | Show Me Center (2,490) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 13, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | L 54–77 | 18–9 (10–5) | Lantz Arena (1,011) Charleston, IL |
| February 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Morehead State | L 64–77 | 18–10 (10–6) | Ellis Johnson Arena (5,290) Morehead, KY |
| February 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Winthrop ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–57 | 19–10 | McBrayer Arena (1,150) Richmond, KY |
| February 25, 2010 7:30 pm | | UT Martin | W 84–60 | 20–10 (11–6) | McBrayer Arena (1,200) Richmond, KY |
| February 27, 2010 7:00 pm | | Murray State | L 74–88 | 20–11 (11–7) | McBrayer Arena (4,800) Richmond, KY |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2010 8:30 pm | (5) | at (4) Eastern Illinois OVC Quarterfinals | L 61–68 | 20–12 | Lantz Arena (1,174) Charleston, IL |
| CBI ||||||
| March 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston CBI First Round | L 79–82 | 20–13 | McBrayer Arena (1,750) Richmond, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||